HIV services & clinics

We are national leaders in HIV clinical care and provide leadership into national HIV policy development.

Clinical service overview

As part of the Victorian HIV Service, we have numerous in-hospital, outpatient and community services available to the HIV-affected community of metropolitan Melbourne, and throughout rural and regional Victoria.

We are heavily involved in clinical research, and our strong partnerships with researchers and the community enables us to ensure our patients have access to latest treatments and research trials.

In-hospital care

We provide HIV treatment and care through inpatient services on Ward 7 West and sub-acute services within Fairfield House.

People living with HIV may be admitted to hospital for a wide range of health conditions. Because of these varied conditions, other medical teams may be involved in your care. During your time in hospital the HIV service will be continue to be involved where required. The other clinical specialties across Alfred Health have treated many people living with HIV over many years and are used to collaborating with your HIV team if needed.

Outpatient care

We have the largest and most comprehensive range of HIV outpatient services in Victoria, focusing on HIV care and related health issues. Our Infectious Diseases Physicians offer appointments across the week.

In addition to our general HIV outpatient care we have some specialised HIV clinics which include:

Our Share Care Service supports GPs across the state, including rural and regional areas, to manage the care of people living with HIV in their relevant communities.

In addition to working at the Alfred and supporting our outreach programs, our specialist HIV nurses also work across clinics at Northern Hospital, Royal Women’s Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital and Frankston Hospital.

HIV community & complex care

Specialist HIV nursing, social work and other support staff work closely with the HIV medical team at The Alfred to provide a range of unique home and community-focused clinical services across the state.

These services include:

Secondary consultation and advice, ongoing care coordination and service linkage for patients across the state

Support in accessing aged care services and ongoing HIV care within these services

Support for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities

HIV Social Work services to assist with adjustment to HIV diagnosis, finances, housing, relationships, accessing government assistance and services and accessing legal support

New HIV diagnosis support and linkage

Complex care management for people with complex HIV health and psychosocial issues

Care coordination for patients with HIV mental health diagnoses along with secondary consultation and service linkage into mainstream mental health services

We also run the PrEPX Study, which is examining how expanding access to PrEP within Victoria impacts the rates of new HIV infections across the state.

HIV clinical support/advice to GPs and clinical services

The service also supports other health services (including GPs) to meet the clinical care needs of people living with HIV in their relevant communities, ensuring they have the most up-to-date care and health monitoring. We provide specialist advice and support, share-care arrangements and mentoring.